Essays on Computer Time

Tremendous scientific advancements have enabled the creation of computers along with the wide range of functional potential that they possess. Computers are notable for their application in medicine, military complex, science, education, and entertainment, of which the last two have come to be the most controversial of functions. The point is that children are used to spending plenty of time in front of computer screens, whether for the purpose of education or entertainment, which cannot choose but produce health-related concerns among medicine and health experts who claim computers to have a negative outcome for maturing children’s minds. Healy (17) ...

When working with exceptional children the developmental-behavioral approach is successful in helping children achieve the desired results. The first developmental-behavioral concept to consider is negative reinforcement. In using negative reinforcement, a negative consequence is avoided by choosing a different behavior. For example, if a child is not allowed computer time when he or she hits another student, the only way for the child to earn computer time is to stop hitting students. The child learns that hitting has a negative consequence or a consequence they want to avoid.

Intrinsic reinforcement is reinforcement that comes from within the children themselves. Children learn that certain behaviors ...

Management: Introduction to Computer

A computer can be defined as an electronic device, which manipulates data or information and has the capability and ability to process, store, and retrieve data. It can be used for document typing, internet searching, surfing, and emailing. Computer can also be used in handling accounting, spreadsheets, database management, games, and presentations. The development and production of the present-day computer is credited to the result of advances and progress in technologies and need for quantification. Abacus, which was one of the first counting machines, paved the way for the production and manufacture of computer (Kopplin, 2002). The first ...